The Use of Draining Geogrids to Reinforce Clay Backfill
By Maccaferri - A unique geogrid has played an integral role in enabling a large industrial facility in Niagara (Ontario, Canada) to expand its production facility.
Stormwater and clean process water...
Anti-Piping Geotextile Screens Debut in Dutch Levee
The Rivierenland Water Board invited two groups (Boskalis/Cofra and Van den Herik) to develop geotextile screen technologies that would be specially designed to prevent piping under levees. Piping is a...
The Role of 3D Printing in Geosynthetics
Earlier this year, Dr. Gary Fowmes received a £125,000 (USD $190,000) grant to continue research into the use of 3D printing in the design and performance of geosynthetic materials....
MSE Wall Paper Earns Best Paper Award from TRB
The annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) meetings in Washington, D.C. provide some of the most influential transportation engineering discussions. Geosynthetics are always part of papers, standards discussions, research awards,...
IGS Barriers Workshop Scheduled for XVI ECSMGE
The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) Technical Committee on Barriers has announced it will host a workshop in conjunction with the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and...
Top 15 Stories on Geosynthetica, January – June 2015
With multiple stories published per week throughout the year, a biweekly newsletter, numerous international event partners, and a strong presence in social media, Geosynthetica covers much of the world's...
Waterproof Membranes 2015 Offers Summer Special
Waterproof Membranes 2015 will be held 17 – 19 November 2015 in Bonn, Germany at the Maritim Hotel. This annual event draws an international audience of manufacturers, welding...
EuroGeo 6 Issues Call for Abstracts
The 6th European Conference on Geosynthetics (EuroGeo 6) will be held 25 – 28 September 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey. The event organizers have just issued the Call for Abstracts....
HUESKER Expanding Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina
Global geosynthetics manufacturer HUESKER is embarking on a significant expansion in Shelby, North Carolina. The current 50,000 sq. ft. facility will be enlarged to 150,000 sq. ft. for manufacturing,...
UPDATE: XV PCSMGE Extends Early Reg Deadline to July 28
One of the biggest geotechnical events in the Americas this year has announced a gracious deadline expansion for the early registration rate. The PanAmerican Conference on Soil Mechanics and...
HUESKER Seeks Agriculture Business Unit Sales Manager
North Carolina-based HUESKER inc. seeks an experienced Sales Division Manager. The position will be responsible for managing and overseeing the company’s sales in the growing Agriculture Business Unit. The...
IAGI / FGI Geomembrane Installation Guidelines
The International Association of Geosynthetic Installers (IAGI) and the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) both have a long history of establishing field-improving protocols, such as certifications and standard. Now, they...
CQA Solutions Adds Partner from Palo Verde Work
The high-level geomembrane installation at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (2009 – 2013) has been well documented, particularly for its “Zero Leaks” approach. Glen Toepfer of CQA Solutions,...
GSI Asia and IGS Council Gather in Seoul
Despite some anxiety over recent cases of the viral Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in some places in Korea, the geosynthetics community kept to its schedule and gathered for...
History Guides June 2015 GIGSA News
The June 2015 issue of GIGSA News is available. The newsletter is published by the Geosynthetics Interest Group of South Africa, one of the International Geosynthetics Society’s (IGS) 43...
Sven Schröer on Agricultural Water Security
In the April 2015 issue of Irrigation Leader, North Carolina-based HUESKER inc.’s CEO Sven Schröer was interviewed for the publication’s “Business Leaders” section. The interview, which begins on Page...
South Africa: GIGSA Bursary to Provide 50,000 Rand Support
A cornerstone of the International Geosynthetics Society’s (IGS) strong growth in recent years has been the active promotion of geosynthetics by the society’s 43 international chapters. The South African...
PGI Rebrands as AVINTIV
Polymer Group International (PGI), which made a big entry into geosynthetics only a couple years ago in acquiring Fiberweb and its key TYPAR Geosynthetics and Terram brands, is changing...
HUESKER Responds to Market Growth
From HUESKER inc. - As one of the world's leading manufacturers of geosynthetics, agricultural and industrial textiles, HUESKER, Inc. keeps their finger on the pulse of geotextiles and geosynthetics...
GeoAmericas 2016 Update: 400 Submissions, Hotel Registration Opens
After years of planning, the organizers of GeoAmericas 2016 are enjoying the event’s transition into the active phases of interaction with authors, sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees. More than 400...
Reinforcing Scotland's Strathy North Wind Farm
Nearly 100,000m2 of geogrids have been utilized in the wide-scale stabilization of site access roads for the North Strathy Wind Farm in the Scottish Highlands. Situated near Strathy on...
Tensar Sets New Benchmark for Its Reinforced Slope Heights in UK
By Tensar International - For a new retail distribution warehouse in Crick, Northamptonshire, Tensar International designed and provided products for a 15m-high slope. The TensarTech® GreenSlope® Earth Retaining System installation is now the highest...
Association of Geohazard Professionals (AGHP) Continues Growth
In North America, the field of geohazard mitigation is quite young. Around the world, however, it is a strong field of geotechnical design. Geohazard experts also utilize or their...
SAP Geomembranes at Prague Symposium
When the International Nonwovens Symposium convenes 3-4 June 2015 in Prague, attendees will learn about polymer-enhanced geomembranes. Nnamdi Amatobi, a Product Development Chemist with H&R ChemPharm (UK) will deliver...
Moraci to Lead Italian Geotechnical Society
By Daniele Cazzuffi - Nicola Moraci, Ph.D., an IGS Council member, full professor of Geotechnical Engineering, and Head of Department of Civil, Energy, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICEAM) at the Mediterranean...
